Mr. Speaker, since Confederation, Sable Island has been the total responsibility of the Government of Canada, but in the mid-1990s, the Liberals abandoned their responsibility and turned it over to a preservation trust. The preservation trust has now said it can no longer manage the island, though horses, migratory birds and the safety station are at risk.
A multi-departmental working group has just made a recommendation to the government that the government retake possession of the island and resume management.
Will the government announce today that it has accepted that recommendation to take full responsibility for Sable Island again?